Your gun will not go off unless you pull the trigger. Try this; rack the slide on an empty chamber, and throw it down the stairs. It will still be cocked and locked when you pick it up. External safeties have no business on a defensive firearm.
Does everyone have 1 in the chamber when CC'ing? I'm torn between the paranoid side of me who doesn't like have one in the chamber, and the safety side of me that wants one in the chamber for when the time comes.
Does everyone have 1 in the chamber when CC'ing? I'm torn between the paranoid side of me who doesn't like have one in the chamber, and the safety side of me that wants one in the chamber for when the time comes.
XDM 45. If it had a physical safety switch, I would be a lot less paranoid, but the safety is a depress switch on the grip - just me being paranoid about it
Oh, and for everyone who was asking/saying I need a good holster - I have the supertuck deluxe.
Most others disagree, but I say it depends on the gun.
In fact, when I bought my first gun 4 years ago the gun counter guy kept trying to sell me an XD but I insisted on something with an external safety.
Walked out with a Beretta 92. Love the gun and since bought a Walther PK380 as my carry gun.
Both pistols have external hammers and external safeties.
I would NOT carry +1 on an internal hammer and grip safety. I got too many kids around me, I'm too active, and I don't want to end up like the movie theater guy who dropped his gun and it shot him in the butt.
You mean newb, newbie?
It has two - they just aren't what you want. It has one in the grip and one in the trigger, both must be depress.In fact, when I bought my first gun 4 years ago the gun counter guy kept trying to sell me an XD but I insisted on something with an external safety.
I would NOT carry +1 on an internal [STRIKE]hammer[/STRIKE] striker and grip safety. I got too many kids around me, I'm too active, and I don't want to end up like the movie theater guy who dropped his gun and it shot him in the butt.
Ok, so I've decided to carry one in the chamber. It's not that I'm not confident around weapons, it's actually kind of the opposite. I've always grown up around them with my family, then with the military, so confidence isn't so much the problem. The problem is that i have to reverse the mindset that my family and military has taught me as to never carry a weapon around with one chambered, unless you are ready to fire. I guess that kind of defeats my argument since I should always be ready to fire when carrying, but you know what I mean.... I will start carrying with one in the chamber, and I'm sure I will get more used to it.
Oh, and for everyone who was asking/saying I need a good holster - I have the supertuck deluxe.